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Status of Mineral Resource Information for the Havasupai Indian Reservation, Arizona STATUS OF MINERAL RESOURCE INFORMATION FOR THE HAVASUPAI INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA By Edward A. duBray Mark H. Hibpschman U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Bureau of Mines Prepared by U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Bureau of Mines for U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs Administrative report BIA-42 1978 CONTENTS SUMMARY..................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................ 1 MAPS.......................................................................... 2 GEOGRAPHY................................................................... 2 PRESENT STUDY AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ..................................... 2 GEOLOGY ..................................................................... 2 Previous Geologic Investigations............................................... 2 Stratigraphy ............................................................... 3 Mississippian........................................................ 3 Redwall Limestone ............................................. 3 Pennsylvanian and Permian............................................. 3 Supai Group................................................... 3 Permian ............................................................ 4 Hermit Shale .................................................. 4 Coconino Sandstone............................................. 4 Toroweap Formation............................................ 4 Kaibab Formation .............................................. 4 Structure.................................................................. 4 Supai Monocline ..................................................... 4 Sinyala Fault ........................................................ 5 MINERAL RESOURCES.......................................................... 5 General................................................................... 5 Energy Resources........................................................... 5 Uranium............................................................ 5 Petroleum, Coal, and Natural Gas........................................ 5 Metallic Minerals ........................................................... 6 Nonmetallic Mineral Resources ................................................ 6 Travertine........................................................... 6 Sand and Gravel...................................................... 6 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER WORK ...................................... 6 REFERENCES .................................................................. 7 Status of Mineral Resource Information For The Havasupai Indian Reservation, Arizona Edward A. duBray and Mark H. Hibpschman SUMMARY Section 10(b)5 of the law states: "no commercial timber production, no Known mineral resources on the Havasupai commercial mining or mineral production, Indian Reservation include lead, zinc, silver, and no commercial or industrial develop- vanadium, sand and gravel, travertine, and possibly ment shall be permitted on such lands." uranium. Only travertine and sand and gravel are on the portion of the reservation that can be mined, The only known mineral deposit is located just and the travertine occurs near the scenic falls of north of the 3,058 acres and is described in this Havasu Creek and thus could not be mined for report. aesthetic reasons. Sand and gravel probably will be The tribal council and chairman requested that used by the tribe on an as needed basis. The metal- this report be the only mineral resources report lic ores are on the part of the reservation that is prepared on reservation lands and that no subse- withdrawn from mining by law. quent work be planned concerning mineral re- sources on the reservation. INTRODUCTION The village of Supai, Havasupai tribal head- quarters, is located in Havasu Canyon on the This report was prepared for the U.S. Bureau of original 3,058 acres (Figure 1). According to the Indian Affairs by the U.S. Geological Survey and Bureau of Indian Affairs (1976), the tribal popula- the U.S. Bureau of Mines under an agreement to tion, living on the reservation, is 302. The entire compile and summarize available information on reservation is an area of outstanding scenic attrac- the geology, mineral resources, and potential for tion, and tourism supplies a large part of both tribal mineral development on certain Indian lands. and individual income. Source material consisted of published and unpub- The Supai village is about 75 road miles lished reports, and personal communication. There northeast of Peach Springs, Arizona. U.S. Highway was no field work. 66 and the Santa Fe Railroad pass through Peach The Havasupai Indian Reservation is wholly Springs. No road extends from the rim to the within Coconino County, Arizona. Most of the village so all access is by foot, horse or mule, or reservation lies below the south rim of the Grand helicopter. Canyon and is bounded on the east and north by Principal population centers of the region are Grand Canyon National Park. In 1944 the reserva- Flagstaff, about 150 miles southeast of the reserva- tion was designated as an area of 3,058 acres in tion (population 26,117), Kingman, about 115 Havasu Canyon. Public Law 93-620 (88 Stat. miles southwest (population 7,312), and Peach 2089) of Jan. 3, 1976, increased the size of the Springs about 75 miles southwest (population reservation by 185,000 acres that surround the approximately 600, BIA personal communication). original 3,058-acre area. The same law granted the Phoenix, with an area population of 863,357, is tribe an additional 95,300 acres of land for grazing about 350 miles south of the reservation (Dept. of and other traditional use (Figure 1). However, Commerce, 1973). _________________________________________________________________________________________________ BIA Administrative Report 42 (1978) 1 Status of Mineral Resource Information For The Havasupai Indian Reservation, Arizona Edward A. duBray and Mark H. Hibpschman MAPS The many tributaries of Cataract Canyon cut into the plateau, and occasional knolls rise above it. All The reservation is covered by 15' U.S. Geologi- drainage in the area is into Cataract Canyon and cal Survey topographic maps: National Canyon, thence into the Colorado River. Havasu Creek in Supai, Havasupai, Powell Plateau, Kanab Point, Havasu Canyon south of Navajo Falls is the only Tuckup Canyon, and Black Tank Wash. The Grand perennial stream on the reservation. Canyon and Williams 1:250,000 scale maps also include the reservation. The geologic map of PRESENT STUDY AND ACKNOWLEDG- Coconino County, by the Arizona Bureau of Mines MENTS and the University of Arizona, presents a general view of the regional geology. A more detailed The regional geology is summarized from the geologic map of Grand Canyon geology is the one Coconino County, Arizona, geologic map and from by Maxson (1969) and a colored geologic map was Maxson's (1969) preliminary geologic map of the published in 1976 by the Grand Canyon Natural Grand Canyon west and central section. Mineral History Association and the Museum of Northern claim locations and descriptions are found in the Arizona. The Bureau of Land Management areas of CRIB (computerized resource information bank) administrative responsibilities map indicates land file, references cited therein, and in other cited ownership status and land use patterns. County literature concerned with mineral deposits in road maps are available from the Arizona Depart- Arizona. M. G. Johnson assisted with the CRIB ment of Transportation. file search. Aerial photographs of the reservation area can be obtained from U.S. Geological Survey and the GEOLOGY Army Map Service. Photos can be ordered from the EROS Data Center in Sioux Falls, South Previous Geologic Investigations Dakota. Since its discovery by white men, the Grand GEOGRAPHY Canyon and its environs has attracted many earth scientists. In 1861 J. S. Newberry of the Ives The reservation is on the Coconino Plateau at Expedition descended Peach Springs Canyon to the the southern edge of the Grand Canyon and is Colorado River and described the physiography characterized by spectacular scenery (Figure 2). It and geology of this region 40 miles southwest of includes one large side canyon to the Grand Can- the Havasupai Reservation. In 1869 John Wesley yon, Cataract-Havasu Canyon. Maximum relief on Powell and his expedition passed very close to the the reservation is 3,700 feet between Mooney Falls reservation as they made a descent of the Colorado and the high point on the Coconino Plateau. River in boats. The Paleozoic rocks of the Grand The elevation of the plateau ranges from 5,600 Canyon were studied by early geologists including to 6,000 feet and is generally highest to the east. G. K. Gilbert and C . E. Dutton in the late 1800's. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ BIA Administrative Report 42 (1978) 2 Status of Mineral Resource Information For The Havasupai Indian Reservation, Arizona Edward A. duBray and Mark H. Hibpschman Walcott (1890, p. 584) measured a section at limestone, which contains thin beds and blebs of Nankoweap Valley, Darton (1915) measured one chert, substantial amounts of dolomite, and zones on the Bright Angel Trail, and Noble (1922) characterized by dense accumulations of crinoid measured a section on Shinumo Creek in Bass debris. Four members have been distinguished by Canyon. McKee and Gutschick (1969) on the basis of Additional
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